Carpet-fastener.



No. 890,513. PATENTEDJUNE 9, 1908. A. B. HEYDRIGH. CARPET FASTENBR.

APPLICATION FIL-(ED AUG. 27, 1907.

WITNESSES INVENTORY JADDLPHUQELHEYDHIBH ATTORNEYS UNITE STATES PATENTFFIQF.

ADOLPHUS BERNHARDT HEYDRIGH, OF ALLERTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TODAVID D. SHIRLEY AND ONE-THIRD TO OTTO HEYDRICH, OF ALLERTON, IOWA.

CARPET-FASTENER.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLPHUs B. I-IEYD- RICH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Allerton, in the county of \Nayne and State ofIowa, have invented an Improvement in Carpet-Fastening Devices, of whichthe following is a specification.

This is an improvement in carpet fastening devices and consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Referring to the drawing forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a portion of a room provided with my improvedfasteners. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastener in closed position.Fig. 3 is a rear view with the fastening device in inoperative position.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the fasteners. Fig. 5 is acentral longitudinal section.

My improved fastener comprises a semicircular plate A, provided on itsstraight side with a pair of longitudinally alined bearings a spacedapart from each other, and on its curved side with a slot a forreceiving a tack whereby to secure the plate to the floor. Holes a arealso provided in the plate for receiving additional tacks if necessary.

A rod B is journaled in the bearings, the ends I) of the rod being bentat a right angle thereto, and the said ends are also curved and pointedas shown in Figs. 1 and 4, for a purpose to be hereafter described.

The central portion of the rod is formed into an open loop b to form acranked portion whereby to rotate the rod in the bearings, and theresiliency of the rod tends to force the sides of the loop into firmcontact with the adjacent ends of the bearings, and the said bearingsare provided with notches b and b the notches b being engaged by thesides of the loop when the said loop is in a vertical position, and thenotches I) being engaged thereby when the loop is in a horizontalposition.

In practical use, the floor is provided with the fasteners at spacedintervals, and the carpet is engaged with the pointed ends of therod.The rod is then turned into a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 5,thus drawing the carpet toward the wall, and the pointed ends of the rodpass through the carpet from below upward and again from above downwardinto engagement with the floor, thus clamping the carpet securely toSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 27, 1907.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Serial No. 390,268.

the floor, the edge of the carpet lapping over the fastener and hidingall of it from view except the bent ends of the rod.

It will be understood that the fasteners are arranged with theirstraight sides toward the wall, and that when the cranked portion of therod is turned into the horizontal position, it is locked into suchposition by the engagement of the sides of the loop with the notches inthe ends of the bearing.

In Fig. 1, the fastener is shown fastened to the floor, by means of astaple instead of by a tack, and in this construction the plate is cutaway at the sides, as shown in Fig. 4, instead of being semi-circular asshown in Fig. 2.

, If desired, the locking notches of the bearings might be omitted, andthe hooks tightened in place by contracting the bearings after thecarpet is secured in position.

In using the device, the holders are secured to the floor at suitableintervalsin the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The carpet isthen drawn up toward the wall and a portion of the carpet somewhat backfrom the edge is engaged with the points I), after which the arm b isdrawn toward the wall until it contacts with the floor, this movementmoving the points I) upwardly through the carpet and downwardly throughthe same so that only a small portion of the said points appear on thesurface of the carpet as shown at the left of Fig. 1.

It will be evident from the description that all of the fastener isconcealed beneath the carpet except the above mentioned small portion ofthe points.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a plate adapted to beplaced beneath the carpet and provided with means whereby it may besecured to a floor, and with bearings spaced apart longitudinally fromeach other, a rod journaled in the bearings, said rod having its endspointed and bent at an angle to the rod, the central portion of the rodbeing bent into an open loop, and said loop being arranged between thebearings, the adjacent ends of the bearings being notched to receive thesides of the loop when said loop is in a horizontal position for thepurpose set forth, said bent portions being curved to pass firstupwardly and then d ownwardly through the carpet when the loop is in ahorizontal position.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a plate adapted to beplaced beneath the carpet and to be attached to a floor, said platebeing provided With longitudinally 5 alined bearings spaced apart fromeach other,

a rod journaled in the bearings, means Whereby to rotate the rod, saidrod having its ends pointed and curved and bent at an angle to the rod,and adapted to pass upwardly and downwardly through the carpet When the10 rod is rotated, and means for looking the rod with the bent portionsthereof in substantialparallelisrn with the floor.

ADOLPHUS BERNHARDT HEYDRICH.

Witnesses:

W. H. DAVIS, O. H. BREUER.

